Babylonian
An inhabitant of the city of BabylonAn inhabitant of the city of Babylon.
» The Babylonian Talmud is considered more authoritative than the Jerusalemite Talmud.
Meaning
3 sensesAn inhabitant of the city of Babylon.
Babylonier, Babylonierin
вавило́нянинvavilónjanin, вавило́нянкаvavilónjanka
an inhabitant of ancient Babylon
An inhabitant of Babylonia, which included Chaldea; a Chaldean.
Babylonier, Babylonierin
вавило́нянинvavilónjanin, вавило́нянкаvavilónjanka
An astrologer; so called because the Chaldeans were remarkable for the study of astrology.
Examples
6 sentencesThe Babylonian Talmud is considered more authoritative than the Jerusalemite Talmud.
This ancient Babylonian trigonometric table is in some respects superior to modern trigonometry.
They gave their baby a name derived from an ancient Babylonian word which meant "first light".
The intercalation of additional months was due to the fact that the Babylonian months were lunar.
Archeologists have discovered that ancient Babylonian astronomers were able to predict the motion of Jupiter across the sky.
deArchäologen haben entdeckt, dass die Astronomen des antiken Babylon in der Lage waren, die Himmelsbahn des Jupiter vorherzusagen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Translations
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Origin
From Latin Babylōnius (“of Babylon, Babylonian”) (from Ancient Greek Βαβυλώνιος (BabulṓnioFrom Latin Babylōnius (“of Babylon, Babylonian”) (from Ancient Greek Βαβυλώνιος (Babulṓnios)) + -an. By surface analysis, Babylon + -ian. Piecewise doublet of Babelian.
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Forms
plural: Babylonians| Singular | Babylonian |
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